The MindChat Podcast by SCHN by Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network

Episodes 6

Avg. Duration 16m

Activity Dormant

Since Aug 2025

Latest Episode Aug 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule

Hourly

Format

Episodic

Hosting

feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

MindChat is a 6-part podcast series created by Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network to support children and teenagers in understanding their mental health. Hosted by Lauren, a young person and long-time patient of our hospitals, each episode features honest conversations with young people, families, and clinicians about mental health challenges that can come with illness, hospital stays, and growing up.
From living with a chronic condition to managing anxiety, navigating friendships and neurodiversity, MindChat gives young people a voice and the tools to better understand themselves.

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Recent Episodes

Art therapy and emotions: Hiro’s journey

Aug 06, 2025 16m

In this episode, Lauren speaks with Hiro, a former patient who found comfort and connection through art therapy during her time in hospital. Hiro shares how creating art gave her a safe space to…

Autism, anxiety, and finding your place: Ben’s story

Aug 06, 2025 17m

In this episode, Lauren speaks with Ben, 16, about his experiences growing up with autism and the challenges of navigating social anxiety. From overthinking how to ask a girl to go bowling to…

Facing procedure anxiety: Georgia’s story

Aug 06, 2025 14m

In this episode, Lauren chats with Georgia, 11, who lives with Crohn’s disease and has spent a lot of time in hospital. Georgia shares the creative techniques she’s developed to manage her anxiety…

Nick and Paige: From mental health challenges to peer support

Aug 06, 2025 16m

In this episode, Lauren speaks with Nick and Paige, Peer Support Workers at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Both Nick and Paige experienced their own mental health struggles as teenagers and now…

Living with OCD: Stephanie and her son’s story

Aug 06, 2025 19m

In this episode, we hear from Stephanie, a mum whose teenage son lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She shares how little she knew about the condition at first. Joining the conversation…

Living with chronic illness: Victoria’s story

Aug 06, 2025 9m

In this episode, we hear from Victoria, 14, about what it’s like to live with a chronic illness and how it affects her mental health. “Being stuck in hospital and at home since I got sick has made me…